“An individual should not have too much freedom. A nation should have absolute freedom.” Sun Yat-sen, (1866-1925) Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China (“Nationalist China”). Source Reference Sun Yat-sen Quote

“Are we going to take the hands of the federal government completely off any effort to adjust the growing of national crops, and go right straight back to the old principle that every farmer is a lord of his own…

“Those who lack the capacity to achieve much in an atmosphere of freedom will clamor for power.” Eric Hoffer , (1902-1983) American author, philosopher, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom. Source Reference Eric Hoffer Quote

“All over the Union, people are coming to feel that they have no control over the course of affairs… ‘We vote; we are offered the platform we want; we elect the men who stand on that platform; and we get…

“The general [federal] government will tend to monarchy, which will fortify itself from day to day, instead of working its own cures.” Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President. Source: Letter to George Washington, Philadelphia,…

“I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your  fate.” John…

“Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.” Elizabeth Harrison, (1897-1955) third of three surviving children of the former U.S. President, Benjamin Harrison. Source Reference Elizabeth Harrison Quote

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Aesop, (c. 550 B.C.) legendary Greek fabulist. Source: The Lion and the Mouse Source Reference Aesop Quote

“To love truth for truth’s sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.” John Locke, (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Considered the ideological progenitor of the American Revolution and who, by…

“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.” Jesus of Nazareth, (c. 4 BC – c. AD 30/33) Holy…

“Do you wish to be free? Then above all things, love God, love your neighbor, love one another, love the common weal; then you will have true liberty.” Girolamo Savonarola, (1452-1498) Italian Dominican priest, leader of Florence from 1494 until his execution in 1498. Source…

“Welfare rights are pseudo-rights: They rely on the force of law to take private property for the use of others without compensation and without consent. Public charity is forced charity; it is not a virtue but a vice.” James A….